THE OTHER SIDE OF WORLD IMAGINED THROUGH HERE: ELSEWHERE

After Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) swept across the entire world, our daily lives entered a new phase. Wearing a mask is compulsory when we go out; carrying hand sanitiser in our bags has become essential; and when we need to meet someone, we meet them via online video conferences instead of in a café. No one could have imagined this a year ago, but the situation quickly became our reality. What other changes will come? What will the world look like in the coming years—will it be completely different from before? Atelier Hermès is focusing on these ongoing explorations, and with this as inspiration it organised the exhibition ‘Elsewhere’, inviting contemporary artists to explore asked Ahn Soyeon to talk about her first thematic exhibition since the appointment of the artistic director for Atelier Hermès in 2020, and to give us some glimpses behind the scenes.